a) These Regulations shall allow for the Open Air burning of trees, wood, shrub, bushes or fields that have been determined to have infestation of insects or disease that pose a risk of spreading to other areas or that pose a risk of damaging the natural resources of the Town of Paradise.
b) Other such Open Air Fires that may be prescribed from time to time by the Department of Natural Resources Forestry Services Branch.
c) Open Air Fires pursuant to Subsection 5(a) and 5(b) shall require the Person in Charge:
- i) To have a burning Permit from the Department of Natural Resources Forestry Services Branch;
- ii) To have a copy of the Permit on site where the burning is taking place and available to be shown, if requested, to a forestry official or Officer;
- iii) To be aware that the Department of Natural Resources Forestry Services Branch may impose conditions on any outdoor burning, which they deem necessary for the safety and protection of property, the community and the health and well-being of residents;
- iv) To be Suitably Equipped to deal with an emergency;
- v) To be aware that the possession of a Permit does not discharge the person to whom it is issued from the responsibility for damage resulting from an Open Air Fire caused, set, lit, or otherwise ignited by that person; and
- vi) To comply with the provisions of these Regulations.
d) If the Person in Charge is not the owner of the property upon which the burning is taking place, the Person in Charge must have the property owner's written consent to conduct the burning on site where the burning is taking place and available to be shown, if requested, to a forestry official or Officer.